The music playing isAs the Deer Panteth for the WaterPerformed by Kathy Troccoli

Humility: leads to wisdomPride: leads to disgrace

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 11:2

Humility: takes advicePride: produces quarrels

Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.

Proverbs 13:10

Humility: leads to honor

The fear of the Lord teaches a man wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 15:33

Pride: leads to punishment

The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 16:5

Humility: ends in honorPride: ends in downfall

Before his downfall a man's heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 18:12

Humility: bring one to honorPride: brings one low

A man's pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor.

Proverbs 29:23

Humility: makes it possible to receive God's gifts

Mary said: My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices
in Godmy Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his
servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.

Luke 1:46 - 48

Pride: wounded pride makes us want to lash out

Balaam answered the donkey, You have made a fool of me!If I had a sword in my hand,
I would kill you right now.

Numbers 22:29

Pride: causes us to want recognition

Now the Ephraimites asked Gideon, Why have you treated us like this?Why didn't you
call us when you went to fight Midian? And theycriticized him sharply. But he answered
them, What have Iaccomplished compared to you? Aren't the gleanings ofEphraim's
grapes better than the full grape harvest ofAbiezer? God gave Oreb and Zeeb, the
Midianiteleaders, into your hands. What was I able to docompared to you? At this,
their resentmentagainst him subsided.

Judges 8:1 - 3

Pride: makes us take too much of the credit

As he approached Lehi, the Philistines came toward him shouting. The Spirit of the Lord
came upon him in power. The ropes on his arms became like charred flax, and the
bindings dropped from his hands. Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he
grabbed it and struck down a thousand men. Then Samsonsaid, With a
donkey's jawbone I have made donkeysof them. With a
donkey's jawbone I have killeda thousand men.

Judges 15:14 - 16

Pride: makes us take credit for work of others

Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it.
ThenSaul had the trumpet blown throughout the land and said, Let the Hebrews
hear!So all Israel heard the news: Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost,
and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines.

1 Samuel 13:3 - 4

Pride: leads to corruption

But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful
tothe Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.

2 Chronicles 26:16

Pride: no one is too important for hard work

The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa,but their nobles would not
put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.

Nehemiah 3:5

Pride: prejudice grows out of pride

When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was
enraged. Yethaving learned who Mordecai's people were, he scorned the idea
of killing only Mordecai.Instead Haman looked for a way to destroy all
Mordecai's people, the Jews,throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.

Esther 3:5 - 6

Pride: comes out of self-righteousness

The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: God, I thank you that I am not
like other men -robbers, evildoers, adulterers - or even like this tax collector.
I fast twice a week and givea tenth of all I get. But the tax collector stood
at a distance. He wouldnot even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and
said, God,have mercy on me, a sinner. I tell you that this man, ratherthan
the other, went home justified before God. Foreveryone who exalts
himself will be humbled,and he who humbles himselfwill be exalted.

Luke 18:11 - 14

Pride: vanishes when we realize who Jesus is

He is the one who comes after me, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.

John 1:27

Pride: don't let it keep you from asking others for help

Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. Doyou understand what you are reading? Philip asked. How can I, he said, unlesssomeone explains it to me? So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.